Agreed.. I think we need to freeze 1.2.x in a stable release.. right now there are too many bugs in it to be considered stable.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/29/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Steve Totaro</b>
<<a href="mailto:stotaro@asteriskhelpdesk.com">stotaro@asteriskhelpdesk.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Rather hasty I think. I think whatever version 1.2.X winds up on should<br>be the most stable release of Asterisk, period.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Steve Totaro<br><a href="http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com">http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com
</a><br>KB3OPB<br><br><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: <a href="mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com">asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:asterisk-users-">asterisk-users-
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<br>> PLEASEREAD NOW *<br>><br>> Welcome to the Asterisk users community!<br>> ----------------------------------------<br>><br>> Asterisk is the leading Open Source Telephony platform,<br>> with support both for classical telephony and IP telephony.
<br>> <a href="http://Asterisk.org">Asterisk.org</a> is a fast moving project. New code is added every<br>> day.<br>><br>> Our community is also growing fast and we're having a lot<br>> of interaction, on the IRC and on the mailing lists.
<br>><br>> It's great to have you participating in this Open Source project<br>> - building an Open Source PBX. Here are a few things to know and<br>> remember while working with the project.<br>><br>> Last week we had the annual AstriDevCon - the Asterisk Developer's
<br>> Conference. At that meeting, core developers and project members<br>> meet to discuss current and future issues, new designs and - equally<br>> important - get a chance to know each other behind the acronyms
<br>> in the bug tracker and on the IRC. We had a great week where we<br>> got a lot of important things done, as you can see on the number of<br>> changes that was done to Asterisk during that week.<br>><br>> One decision that we took was to stop maintaining
1.2 as a current<br>> release from August 1st 2007. At that date, we will move 1.2 of<br>> Asterisk,<br>> Asterisk-addons, libpri and zaptel to security maintenance status.<br>> 1.4 will at that point be the recommended release.
<br>><br>> Between now and August 1st we will focus on fixing open issues<br>> in 1.4 to make sure it's production quality code. Please help us with<br>> that by answering questions quickly in the bug tracker, testing
<br>> and reporting issues. Together, we'll make sure that 1.4 becomes<br>> a great product.<br>><br>> Again, welcome to the <a href="http://Asterisk.org">Asterisk.org</a> Open Source PBX Project!<br>><br>
> Meet you on the IRC channel, the bug tracker or<br>> on the mailing list!<br>><br>> /oej<br>><br>> ** Asterisk European Events<br>><br>> This week, I'll talk on the Open Source VoIP event in Utrecht,
<br>> Netherlands<br>> <a href="http://www.mediaplaza.nl/mp.php/overheid/agenda/agenda.php?id=230">http://www.mediaplaza.nl/mp.php/overheid/agenda/agenda.php?id=230</a><br>><br>> June 12th we have a Asterisk BOF at the VON Europe show in Stockholm
<br>> <a href="http://www.von.com/2007/springEurope_stockholm/html/">http://www.von.com/2007/springEurope_stockholm/html/</a><br>> confSchedule_gvsb1178630538.html#gvsb1178630538<br>><br>><br>> ** Asterisk version information
<br>><br>> At this moment we have three current versions of Asterisk, the<br>> developer version and the release versions (1.2/1.4). The release<br>> versions are distributed as .tar.gz archives on several servers. The
<br>> current released version of Asterisk is 1.2.18 for the 1.2 version<br>> and 1.4.4 for the 1.4 version. The release version<br>> is fixed, we are adding no new functions and only changes it<br>> when bugs are fixed.
<br>><br>> The development version is to be used by people that can test<br>> new functions and live with bugs and unexpected shortcomings.<br>> The development version is branded 1.5 and will be the basis<br>
> for the next release version, version 1.6.<br>><br>> There are also a lot of development branches in our subversion<br>> repository, hosting new functionality developed for testing by<br>> you, the Asterisk community.
<br>><br>> For more information about these, please visit<br>> <a href="http://www.voip-forum.com/index.php?p=189&more=1">http://www.voip-forum.com/index.php?p=189&more=1</a><br>><br>><br>> ** The mailing list is growing
<br>><br>> Today, we propably have over 10,000 readers on the -users list. This<br>> means that everything anyone write to this mailing list, is sent to<br>> thousands of mailboxes that are already flowing over with messages.
<br>> That's why we all need to follow some simple rules on how to use<br>> the mailing list and the other tools that are available.<br>><br>> ** Think before sending a message, think twice<br>><br>> I would like to stress the fact that you have to think before you send
<br>a<br>> message to such a big list. Do *not* send out personal replies on the<br>> list.<br>><br>> If you offer services to someone, do *not* CC: or reply to the list,<br>it<br>> will annoy more potential customers than get you new customers. If you
<br>> send out a message by mistake, you don't have to apologize to all of<br>us,<br>> we understand you're embarassed. We will get more annoyed by your<br>> apology than over your first message.<br>><br>
> And please do not send out "test" messages to the list.<br>><br>> ** Try finding the answer first, then ask the list<br>><br>> The Asterisk Wiki at <a href="http://www.voip-info.org">http://www.voip-info.org
</a> is an important<br>> knowledge base for the project.<br>><br>> Go there to find your answer first, then search the mailing list<br>> archives (Google or <a href="http://search.voip-forum.com">http://search.voip-forum.com
</a>) and then<br>> go to the IRC channel. The IRC channel is populated with Asterisk<br>gurus<br>> around the clock (literally) and they'll help you move forward.<br>><br>> * IRC info: <a href="http://www.asterisk.org/index.php?menu=support#irc">
http://www.asterisk.org/index.php?menu=support#irc</a><br>> * There's many links to Asterisk web pages on the documentation<br>> page at <a href="http://www.asterisk.org">http://www.asterisk.org</a><br>> * The Asterisk FAQ is found on the wiki
<br>> <a href="http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+FAQ">http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+FAQ</a><br>> * The Asterisk documentation project (which needs your help)<br>> is at <a href="http://www.asteriskdocs.org">
http://www.asteriskdocs.org</a><br>> You can download their new book from the web site or buy<br>> it from the bookstore.<br>> * Asterisk Daily news is at<br>> <a href="http://www.sineapps.com/news.php">
http://www.sineapps.com/news.php</a><br>><br>> Finally, if you don't find the answer elsewhere, try the list.<br>><br>> ** Mailing lists<br>> For developers, there is a developer's list, asterisk-dev.
<br>> Do not use this list as a secondary support line if you do<br>> not get an answer on the -users list. It is meant for developer<br>> discussions, not advanced support. If you need answers, there<br>> is a better chance that you will get help on the irc channel.
<br>><br>> For BSD users (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and OS/X) there's a<br>> list called asterisk-bsd. There is also a business list<br>> for those that want to ask for commercial services and<br>> inform their community about new services (asterisk-biz).
<br>><br>> You'll find all lists on <a href="http://lists.digium.com">http://lists.digium.com</a>, which is the<br>> site where you manage your subscription to this list as well.<br>><br>> Please, do not crosspost the same message to multiple mailing
<br>> lists. It will not help you, it will only add to the mail flow<br>> and get people that read both lists irritated. If you are<br>> unsure which list to use, send only to the -users list.<br>><br>> Make sure that you remove unnecessary text when you reply,
<br>> to make it easy to browse the mailing list quickly. And please<br>> do not send HTML mail to a mailing list.<br>><br>> ** Reporting bugs<br>><br>> If you think you have found a bug, report it. We need bug reports.
<br>> Read this document <a href="http://www.digium.com/bugtracker.html">http://www.digium.com/bugtracker.html</a> and then<br>> go to the bugtracker <a href="http://bugs.digium.com">http://bugs.digium.com</a> to file a report.
<br>> If you are unsure, find a bug marshal on the IRC channel to help<br>> you. They're appointed to support you with how to handle bugs.<br>><br>> Please check the bugtracker thoroughly before posting a new bug;
<br>> often, your bug or feature already exists but is simply slowly<br>> making it's way through the system. Duplicate reports slow things<br>> down for everyone, so please spend a few minutes searching first.
<br>><br>> The bug tracker is also a place where you add your contribution<br>> to Asterisk. If you have coded extra functionality, make sure you<br>> give it back to the project so it can be added to the code base.
<br>> This is how Asterisk grows, free contributions and consultants<br>> that are paid to add functionality on a case by case basis.<br>><br>> ** Be a community member - contribute!<br>> The Asterisk software growth is very much based on user contributions.
<br>> That's really how we all pay for the software - and get revenue back.<br>> If you develop custom functionality, you can rest assured that there<br>> is someone out there that wants it, needs it and will be helped by it.
<br>><br>> Don't forget to contribute. Open Source is both giving and taking.<br>> The financial model behind it all is really cooperative in some way.<br>> As one member to the community said to a contractor:
<br>> "Hey, I'm paying you to deliver code to me, then I'm giving it<br>> away to the community. How did this happen?"<br>> It's the Open Source business model. And if it didn't work, we
<br>> wouldn't have a lot of the software platforms that we all use<br>> in our business systems - Linux, Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL and<br>> Asterisk.<br>><br>> ** Remember: It's Open Source, it's voluntary
<br>> <a href="http://Asterisk.org">Asterisk.org</a> is a Open Source project. This means you can't demand<br>> help from community members, nor demand new functions or support.<br>> However, there are many individuals and companies out there that are
<br>> offering services based on Asterisk, from VoIP service providers to<br>> consultants all over the world.<br>><br>> Of course, this is also part of Digium's business, so you have<br>> plenty of help if your willing to pay. Digium is to be found at
<br>> <a href="http://www.digium.com">http://www.digium.com</a>. Service providers and consultants are<br>> listed on the wiki, where you'll find companies all over the globe<br>> that are willing to set up your PBX, provide training and get you
<br>> connected to either the PSTN or the growing telephony network on the<br>> Internet.<br>><br>> * See <a href="http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk%20consultants">http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk%20consultants
</a><br>> * For training, see <a href="http://edvina.net/training">http://edvina.net/training</a><br>><br>> -------------------------------------------------------------<br>> PS. This message will be sent regularly. If you have any
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